Some residents were given just minutes to evacuate as the fire jumped roads and engulfed residences, the Record Searchlight of Redding reported. At one point, the flames spread at 500 acres an hour, officials said. ‘‘It was the perfect storm,’’ state fire spokeswoman Teresa Rea said.

Fire crews, however, made good progress against the blaze overnight Monday, increasing containment from 5 percent to 40 percent.

‘‘We’re looking better,’’ fire spokesman Mike Witesman said. ‘‘The winds are not as gusty today, which is a positive thing. But there is still potential that the fire could be caught by the wind and pushed out, because we don’t have a fire line around it.’’

Along with the homes, 50 outbuildings were destroyed and another 30 structures, mostly homes, were damaged, Witesman said. About 600 people were evacuated.

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